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Nope! Disney is my happy place and as long as I can afford to go, I will go. Yes there is probably other places I could visit but they wouldn't make me as happy. And even with the economy the way it is, I don't feel at all guilty about going for the Holidays. I've been trying to get there for 2 years to see the Christmas Decorations. Life is too short not to enjoy the things that make you happy!
My family (especially my mom and brother) try to make me feel guilty about going to WDW every year. But it is my feeling that as long as we can afford it, we will continue to make our yearly journey.
I did feel a bit guilty planning our upcoming trip since it will be our 3rd trip in the past 10 months. We did shorten the trip by 1 night and once I booked the airfare I didn't feel guilty any more! We always find our trips to WDW to be great family time and a chance for us all to hang out together without worrying about work. I also feel like we're doing our part to help the economy.
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I'm having some guilt pangs this year - DH isn't going (his choice), my parents are helping pay a few hundred dollars (they'll be paid back), the economy, perhaps having a cut in my hours . . . BUT, I know the kids are looking forward to it, so I try to not let the guilt take over.
This summer will be my 3rd visit to WDW as an adult. The first was back in 2002 and the 2nd was in August 2007. For me, I think the most important part of the vacation is spending time with family. I love WDW. It makes me feel happy. And, I know when we get there, even my moody teenager will smile. My first two trips were different from each other in part because the kids had grown some. And, I expect this upcoming trip to be a little different too. I wasn't originally planning to go this year, but I got a terrific pin offer which I couldn't pass up. And, I really just want to go back one more time while I still can (this is probably my last trip). I thought my friends and family would think I am crazy for going again (because, I was questioning my sanity), but they all thought it was a great thing for me.
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As long as there is life in my body there will be Disney in my soul.
Love it!!! I'm going to be singing that all day! But to answer the question, I do feel a little guilty about spending money with the way the economy is right now, but no way am I letting that stop me! We are looking forward to seeing WDW @ x-mas and no one is going to stop us from being happy!!!!!!
My DD and I were just talking about this last evening... Disney is my happy place! It makes me feel the most relaxed I can possibly feel - especially in times like these. I will say that we don't have the money to go as often as other folks. We go every 2 to 3 years. But like you stated, this does take the place of us doing other destinations. During the interim years, our summer vacation is to the beach - a 2 to 3 hr drive. Of course we've talked about going other places, I just love Disney World - and so do my kids!
Love it!!! I'm going to be singing that all day! But to answer the question, I do feel a little guilty about spending money with the way the economy is right now, but no way am I letting that stop me! We are looking forward to seeing WDW @ x-mas and no one is going to stop us from being happy!!!!!!
Have fun singing. But remember Superkate now gets Royalities everytime that song is sung!!
It takes me two years to save for WDW! We could go to Disneyland every year but WDW just has so much stuff to do. I feel no guilt but do feel pressure sometimes!!!
I do not feel guilty for going to WDW. My kids are 3 & 5 yrs old and have both been 3 times. Each trip is a new experience for them so we are not doing the same things over & over again.
We used to rent a condo at the beach every summer, but with the cost of the condo, food, paying out of pocket for water parks, games at the boardwalk, etc we actually ended up spending the same or more. Also, we don't plan out days at the beach so everyday started with us trying to come up with a plan for the day that everyone could be happy with. With WDW we know everyone will be happy & there will be no shortage of things to do! Plus it is the 1 place that makes us all happy!
It would be different if we could not afford it, but with the economy we are just watching the budgeting alittle better to ensure we don't go overboard on our spending.
What great responses. I start to feel guilty but then I think we need to have a good time and break from work and life at home. We might not be here tomorrow and the other thing I think is we are making wonderful memories for ourselves and our families that can not be replaced!! We love Disney World and will continue to go back for many years. When my husband and I were just there is February by ourselves, we looked at families with grandparents and kept saying, "that will be us someday".
Another non-guilty feeling person here. It's our happy place too and an escape from the outside World. I love it and so does my DH and hope DS will grow to love it too (he's only 1 so he does now). But we plan to go other places as well, but Disney will always be in our hearts.
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I'm going to be singing that all day! But to answer the question, I do feel a little guilty about spending money with the way the economy is right now, but no way am I letting that stop me! We are looking forward to seeing WDW @ x-mas and no one is going to stop us from being happy!!!!!! 
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